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Daily Scoop: October 9, 2012 – Crashing hard

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Whew. It’s fake Monday for me today – since I was off yesterday, today is the first day of my work week, which means it will feel like a Monday. Which can be bad or good, depending on how the day itself goes! But I am exhausted after all the cleaning and gaming I did yesterday. I finished the night off with some Alphas and Dresden Files, and then crashed hard, and haven’t been able to wake up since. It doesn’t help that it’s a gloomy day, either! Everything is so blah. Hopefully board game night tonight will be a ray of sunshine!

What deals are up today? Well, Amazon’s got a few new ones. First up, they’ve still got the Xbox 360 Entertainment Bundle up. For $229, you get the Xbox 360 4GB console, an Xbox LIVE 3 month Gold Membership, the Xbox 360 media remote, a $10 Amazon Instant Video Credit, and 3 Xbox Live Arcade games. They’re also offering a $30 credit if you purchase the Madden NFL 13 PlayStation Vita Wi-Fi Bundle. You can get $30 off the G155-Gaming and Entertainment Mobile System as well, and I saved the best for last: Max Payne 3 for $25. Scoop that up, for sure.

I’ve also got a couple of good t-shirts for you today: (more…)

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Borderlands 2: Gaige the Mechromancer available today!

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Great news! The sweet new DLC character for Borderlands 2, Gaige the Mechromancer, will be available today. She was slated to drop on October 16, and Gearbox had even recently shared Gaige’s skill tree, so that impatient and excited fans could start tweaking her points now instead of waiting. Luckily, that wait was shorter than expected.

Pitchford himself shared the good news on Twitter:

So – here’s the surprise, Mechromancer for Borderlands 2 is ready about a week earlier than I promised. Oct 9, all platforms. Woo!

I pre-ordered Borderlands 2 from GameStop, and showed up at midnight to grab it. I didn’t receive my DLC code, which I assumed would be in the game. Then I read somewhere that it would be emailed… but I still haven’t gotten it emailed. I guess this sad panda is shelling out another $9.99.

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Guardians of Middle-Earth coming to PSN, XBLA on December 4

Posted on October 9, 2012 by John Scalzo

UPDATE: Warner Bros. has confirmed the XBLA edition will also be released on December 4. The story below has been updated to reflect this.

Just in time for the theatrical release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that Guardians of Middle-Earth will be available for the PlayStation Netwok and Xbox Live Arcade on December 4. The console MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) will also be available on December 4 in a special retail package that will include a voucher for a downloadable copy of the game and a Season Pass good for additonal post-launch content.

The downloadable version of Guardians of Middle-Earth will be priced at $14.99/1200 Microsoft Points while the retail version will be priced at $29.99.

The Season Pass will include access to “new game maps, one bonus gameplay mode, and several additional good and evil characters, some of which will be based on key characters in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.”

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Mass Effect fan film Red Sand has been unleashed on the world

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Andrew Rainnie

Fan-made films based on video games are all the rage these days, with some efforts proving better executed than others. However, filmmakers Paul DeNigris and Caleb Evans have gone one better, by snagging Mark Meer, the voice actor behind Captain Shepard, to star in their Mass Effect prequel, Red Sand.

Set 35 years before the first game, the film explores the discovery of the Prothean ruins on Mars. Meer plays Colonel Jon Grissom, who leads a small pack of soldiers defending the ruins from desert-dwelling terrorists. The terrorists are have become addicted to a refined version of the Element Zero power source, the titular Red Sand, which has granted them unstable biotic powers.

For more information on Red Sand, be sure to visit the film’s Facebook page. And to watch the film itself, just look up, it’s at the top of this article!

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Mass Effect 3: Retaliation multiplayer DLC available this week… and it’s free!

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Andrew Rainnie

Not content with the free extended ending they gifted players, BioWare is all set to release a free multiplayer expansion pack for Mass Effect 3 this week. Entitled Retaliation, the new content will not only include two Turian kits that players can unlock, but will also allow them to square off against the antagonistic Collectors.

Retaliation will also mark the beginning of the Challenge System, a new multiplayer rewards system that will award Challenge Points to players who complete “various multiplayer assignments and feats of strength.” These Challenge Points can then be exchanged for in-game titles and banners that you can display to the charred remains of your enemies your friends.

In addition to this the new content, the development team has upgraded existing maps with weather hazards such as lightning strikes and sandstorms to truly test the mettle of the Mass Effect 3 multiplayers out there.

Mass Effect 3: Retaliation will be available to download in North America on October 9th and in Europe the following day.

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Daily Scoop: October 8, 2012 – Holiday for some

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Nicole Kline

So today is one of those strange days that’s a holiday for some but not for all. I am off today, so I’ve spent the day cleaning my apartment, finding some ludicrously awesome treasures (including some signed Penny Arcade and Rooster Teeth stuff, as well as a Guinness pint glass!) and playing lots of Borderlands 2. I’m taking a break now to get some writing done, and that’s where you come in!

First off, PAX East badge sales are LIVE! Hotels went up quietly, and then badge registration. It’s been a heck of a day trying to get everything coordinated! But right now, my friends and I are ready to go. Now we just have to wait a little over five months for it to get here. Hurry up!!

Today’s deals are pretty tepid – just the Amazon clearance sale. There are some gems in there if you’re willing to dig, like Silent Hill: Downpour for $16.03 on Xbox 360, Kirby’s Epic Yarn for $17.98, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for $20.87 on PS3. Scoop ’em up!

Two awesome shirts are up today, even if one is a repeat: (more…)

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Rayman Legends will arrive on Wii U in early 2013

Posted on October 8, 2012 by John Scalzo

Rayman Legends was previously pegged as a “launch window” title for the Wii U, which put its released date anywhere from late November to March 31, 2013. Today, in a statement to VideoGamer.com, Ubisoft confirmed that we definitely won’t be playing it until early 2013:

“Rayman Legends will launch worldwide in the first quarter of 2013. We’re happy that fans are excited about the game, and we are taking the time to make sure we deliver a game that lives up to and hopefully exceeds their expectations. We’ll have more details to share soon.”

But don’t worry, Ubisoft still has a full slate of day one Wii U titles scheduled for November 18 including Assassin’s Creed III, Just Dance 4, and ZombiU.

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Angry Birds Star Wars is real and is out on November 8

Posted on October 8, 2012 by John Scalzo

As expected, the Lucasfilm/Rovio alliance has produced a series of Star Wars-themed Angry Birds toys which will be available in stores soon. Over the next few weeks we can expect to see an action figure line, a series of plush toys, an AT-AT Attack Battle board game, and a Jenga Death Star board game.

Do you have a bad feeling about this? You shouldn’t, because…

In a pleasant surprise, Angry Birds Star Wars is in development for iOS and Android platforms and will be available on November 8. The game will feature birdy versions of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca along with piggy versions of Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers. And hopefully the slingshot Lightsaber in the teaser trailer above will make an appearance too.

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